This is What I Think

As a person more oriented to introversion than extroversion I find that I spend lots of time thinking.  Sometimes we call this living in our head and while that is helpful, I think that sometimes you need to flesh out those thoughts and take the time to examine them externally.  As I have written before  I take lots of notes on paper which are intended to capture many of the thoughts I have during the week.  Looking back at those notes some of my thoughts are random, some have spurred ideas, some express a frustration, and some are worth celebrating.  I decided that today I would share just a few of the thoughts I have captured from the past week.

So here is what I think:

I think it says a lot about our nation that we began this week worried about who wore what on the Red Carpet and we are ending our week worried about the impact of federal budget cuts.  I think that Sequester is dumb for both sides.  But I also think that neither side has it right yet.  We should manage our expenses and monitor our revenue.  If you need a history lesson on this examine the airline industry since the 80s.  I think that having breakfast with my uncles this week was one of the highlights of my week.  I think that just because someone does not share your point of view that does not make them aggressive or your enemy.  I think that we should strive to wake up by 5:00am.  If you are tired at that time then you stayed up too late.  I think we should listen longer to people, and open doors.  I think that if you hug someone you should hold on until they let go.  I think that you should not read your email first thing in the morning.  I doubt it is really that important.  I think that you should spend the time during which you are not reading email to meditate, pray, exercise and organize your day.  I think that we should drink water in the morning before we drink caffeine (by the way it will cause you to drink less caffeine).  I think that Jack Lalanne had it right that there are too many unhappy people.  If you are too young to know who that is you should watch this he was not perfect and he did not live forever, but his views about health still resonate.  I think we should exercise six days each week.  I don’t always achieve that but it remains a goal that I focus on.  I think you should take the time to know how your phone and computer actually work.  These are powerful productivity tools.  I think that those of us over 45 should check our Blood Pressure more often.  I learned this last week and was shocked.  I think you should know who your partners are and make sure you are adding value to them.  I think that we all need a cheering section (thanks Chuck).  I also think that we should be  part of the cheering section for someone else.  Start by cheering those that you love.  I think there should be a perceptible difference between your waist and your chest.  I also think that most americans already have achieved that but perhaps we should change the perception.  I think that time is a resource that should never be wasted.  I also think that the greatest poverty in our world is the failure to pay attention (thanks Brian Tome).  Finally, I think that you need a notebook to capture your thoughts.

Thanks for listening.  What do you think?